At H.M, Police Court on Monday before Mr. G. W. King, Mute Singh, an unemployed Indian, was charged on remand with assaulting a Chinese woman, 65 years of age, and causing her ' grievous bodily harm.
Sub-Inspector Mackenzie, appearing for the Police, stated that the complainant had been examined at Shantung Road Hospital where it was found that although no ribs were fractured, as at. first supposed, the woman was so badly bruised that it was thought advisable to detain her in hospital However, she refused to remain there. She subsequently went to St. Elizabeth's Hospital, where further examination confirmed the Shantung Road report.
Complainant's daughter-in-law gave evidence that whilst taking a bath on the 20th instant she heard her children call out to her that in Indian was coming upstairs. Witness herself heard someone coming up, and so barred the door. Complainant then cried out that she had been pushed down the stairs. and looking over the verandah witness saw an Indian run across the road to defendant's house.
Other witnesses identified prison ner as the Indian who entered the house and pushed complainant downstairs.
Sub-Inspector Mackenzie _stated that prisoner was taken to Hongkew station by a crowd of Chinese. He admitted laving been drinking.
Prisoner now denied that he had been drinking. He said that complainant went to his house and asked for water, which he refused to give her. A little later, some Chinese pulled him out of the house and took him to the police station. He denied the assault.
His Worship passed sentence of three months' imprisonment with hard labour.
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